Hans Pedersen
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I live in Phoenix with my husband Trevor. Producer, Fox 10 News. Former Echo magazine movie critic. Columbia alum, Sundance fan 🇺🇸🏳️🌈
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Budapest: At least 100,000 people defied Viktor Orbán’s ban & to marched in the largest LGBTQ+ Pride event in Hungary's history
June 28, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Budapest: At least 100,000 people defied Viktor Orbán’s ban & to marched in the largest LGBTQ+ Pride event in Hungary's history
Nursery that helps newborns detox from drugs loses thousands of dollars in federal grants due to Trump’s funding cuts www.fox10phoenix.com/news/hushaby...
Hushabye Nursery loses thousands of dollars in federal grants
Hushabye Nursery, which specializes in helping newborns detox from drugs, says federal funding cuts have hit its nonprofit.
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April 8, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Nursery that helps newborns detox from drugs loses thousands of dollars in federal grants due to Trump’s funding cuts www.fox10phoenix.com/news/hushaby...
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This is just like 2008 -- except that in 2008, the government was trying to stop the crash, whereas now, the government is literally causing the crash.
April 7, 2025 at 3:55 AM
This is just like 2008 -- except that in 2008, the government was trying to stop the crash, whereas now, the government is literally causing the crash.
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Senators Chuck Grassley (R) and Maria Cantwell (D) just introduced a bill to reassert Congress’s power over tariffs.
—President must notify Congress on new tariffs within 48 hours of imposition.
—Congress must approve them within 60 days or they expire.
www.cantwell.senate.gov/imo/media/do...
—President must notify Congress on new tariffs within 48 hours of imposition.
—Congress must approve them within 60 days or they expire.
www.cantwell.senate.gov/imo/media/do...
www.cantwell.senate.gov
April 3, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Senators Chuck Grassley (R) and Maria Cantwell (D) just introduced a bill to reassert Congress’s power over tariffs.
—President must notify Congress on new tariffs within 48 hours of imposition.
—Congress must approve them within 60 days or they expire.
www.cantwell.senate.gov/imo/media/do...
—President must notify Congress on new tariffs within 48 hours of imposition.
—Congress must approve them within 60 days or they expire.
www.cantwell.senate.gov/imo/media/do...
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Billionaire Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick: “Let’s say Social Security didn’t send out their checks this month. My mother, who’s 94, wouldn’t call and complain,” he said. “Whoever screams is the one stealing.”
March 23, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Billionaire Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick: “Let’s say Social Security didn’t send out their checks this month. My mother, who’s 94, wouldn’t call and complain,” he said. “Whoever screams is the one stealing.”
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Trump Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick explains that elderly people who would complain about not receiving their Social Security checks are fraudsters.
March 22, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Trump Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick explains that elderly people who would complain about not receiving their Social Security checks are fraudsters.
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has suggested allowing bird flu to spread, so as to identify birds that may be immune. Veterinary scientists said that would be inhumane, dangerous and have enormous economic consequences.
RFK Jr.’s Prescription for Bird Flu on Farms: Let It Spread
The health secretary has suggested allowing the virus to spread, so as to identify birds that may be immune. Such an experiment would be disastrous, scientists say.
www.nytimes.com
March 18, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has suggested allowing bird flu to spread, so as to identify birds that may be immune. Veterinary scientists said that would be inhumane, dangerous and have enormous economic consequences.
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The top 0.1% of Americans control $22 trillion in wealth.
The bottom 50% of the country controls $3.8 trillion in wealth.
Read that back.
Is it any wonder why so many think the system is rigged?
The bottom 50% of the country controls $3.8 trillion in wealth.
Read that back.
Is it any wonder why so many think the system is rigged?
March 18, 2025 at 7:45 PM
The top 0.1% of Americans control $22 trillion in wealth.
The bottom 50% of the country controls $3.8 trillion in wealth.
Read that back.
Is it any wonder why so many think the system is rigged?
The bottom 50% of the country controls $3.8 trillion in wealth.
Read that back.
Is it any wonder why so many think the system is rigged?
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A federal judge has found that the Trump administration likely violated the Constitution when it effectively shuttered the U.S. Agency for International Development.
A federal judge says the USAID shutdown likely violated the Constitution
A federal judge has found that the Trump administration likely violated the Constitution when it effectively shuttered the U.S. Agency for International Development.
www.npr.org
March 18, 2025 at 7:56 PM
A federal judge has found that the Trump administration likely violated the Constitution when it effectively shuttered the U.S. Agency for International Development.
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Trump claims without evidence that Biden's Jan. 6 panel pardons are void because he allegedly used an autopen. Autopens have been popular with presidents for decades. Here's what to know about them.
Trump tries to void Biden's pardons, blaming autopen. Many presidents have used it
Trump claims without evidence that Biden's Jan. 6 panel pardons are void because he allegedly used an autopen. Autopens have been popular with presidents for decades. Here's what to know about them.
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March 18, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Trump claims without evidence that Biden's Jan. 6 panel pardons are void because he allegedly used an autopen. Autopens have been popular with presidents for decades. Here's what to know about them.
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So it appears DOGE has decreed that Social Security administration will no longer provide phone support. At all. This is in addition to shutting down a ton of local SSA offices. www.axios.com/2025/03/17/s...
Leaked memo: DOGE plots to cut Social Security phone support
Changes could break the system, former officials say.
www.axios.com
March 17, 2025 at 11:16 PM
So it appears DOGE has decreed that Social Security administration will no longer provide phone support. At all. This is in addition to shutting down a ton of local SSA offices. www.axios.com/2025/03/17/s...
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THREAD: There’s a dire situation in Vietnam, at the largest Agent Orange spill in the country.
When Trump and Marco Rubio cancelled foreign aid, froze funding and began dismantling USAID, those who were cleaning up the Bien Hoa air base had to halt work. 1/
When Trump and Marco Rubio cancelled foreign aid, froze funding and began dismantling USAID, those who were cleaning up the Bien Hoa air base had to halt work. 1/
March 18, 2025 at 1:02 AM
THREAD: There’s a dire situation in Vietnam, at the largest Agent Orange spill in the country.
When Trump and Marco Rubio cancelled foreign aid, froze funding and began dismantling USAID, those who were cleaning up the Bien Hoa air base had to halt work. 1/
When Trump and Marco Rubio cancelled foreign aid, froze funding and began dismantling USAID, those who were cleaning up the Bien Hoa air base had to halt work. 1/
Arizona Senators Mark Kelly, Ruben Gallego warn of 'impending cuts' to Medicaid www.fox10phoenix.com/news/arizona...
Arizona Senators Mark Kelly, Ruben Gallego warn of 'impending cuts' to Medicaid
Arizona Democratic Senators Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego held a town hall on Monday, warning citizens of what they’re calling "impending cuts" to Medicaid. They say it won't only affect people needing...
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March 17, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Arizona Senators Mark Kelly, Ruben Gallego warn of 'impending cuts' to Medicaid www.fox10phoenix.com/news/arizona...
Federal demands on Columbia mount as agents search dorm rooms www.reuters.com/world/us/fed...
Federal demands on Columbia mount as agents search dorm rooms
The Trump administration has told Columbia University that it must make a series of policy changes as a precondition for talks on restoring $400 million in canceled federal contracts and grants, ratcheting up its crackdown on the school and others where pro-Palestinian protests flourished last year.
www.reuters.com
March 14, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Federal demands on Columbia mount as agents search dorm rooms www.reuters.com/world/us/fed...
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UK's Saturday Daily Mail.....and this is a right wing newspaper
March 1, 2025 at 12:50 AM
UK's Saturday Daily Mail.....and this is a right wing newspaper
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Vance: I think it's disrespectful for you to come to the Oval Office to try to litigate this in front of the American media...You should be thanking the president...
Zelenskyy: Have you ever been to Ukraine?...
Vance: I know what happens is you bring people, you bring them on a propaganda tour...
Zelenskyy: Have you ever been to Ukraine?...
Vance: I know what happens is you bring people, you bring them on a propaganda tour...
February 28, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Vance: I think it's disrespectful for you to come to the Oval Office to try to litigate this in front of the American media...You should be thanking the president...
Zelenskyy: Have you ever been to Ukraine?...
Vance: I know what happens is you bring people, you bring them on a propaganda tour...
Zelenskyy: Have you ever been to Ukraine?...
Vance: I know what happens is you bring people, you bring them on a propaganda tour...
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“Never before have we seen an administration determined to tear down the entire federal government, abandon our country's commitment to serve & protect its citizens, [fire 100’s of thousands of Americans] & crater the economy. Yet, here we are.” NTEU’s Doreen Greenwald.
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February 28, 2025 at 9:48 AM
“Never before have we seen an administration determined to tear down the entire federal government, abandon our country's commitment to serve & protect its citizens, [fire 100’s of thousands of Americans] & crater the economy. Yet, here we are.” NTEU’s Doreen Greenwald.
www.nteu.org/media-center...
www.nteu.org/media-center...
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Firing thousands of hardworking civil servants at the IRS won't save us money.
It'll add billions to the deficit by making it easier for the ultra-rich to cheat on their taxes.
While billionaires line their pockets, families will struggle to get the help they need from the IRS.
It'll add billions to the deficit by making it easier for the ultra-rich to cheat on their taxes.
While billionaires line their pockets, families will struggle to get the help they need from the IRS.
February 25, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Firing thousands of hardworking civil servants at the IRS won't save us money.
It'll add billions to the deficit by making it easier for the ultra-rich to cheat on their taxes.
While billionaires line their pockets, families will struggle to get the help they need from the IRS.
It'll add billions to the deficit by making it easier for the ultra-rich to cheat on their taxes.
While billionaires line their pockets, families will struggle to get the help they need from the IRS.
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Trump says his 25 percent tariffs on all Canadian and Mexican goods will begin next week.
Reminder: tariffs aren't paid by other countries.
They're eventually paid by us at the checkout line.
Reminder: tariffs aren't paid by other countries.
They're eventually paid by us at the checkout line.
The Truth About Trump’s Tariffs
Inflation rose in January. Working people are struggling to make ends meet. Trump’s newly planned tariffs will make the problem worse. Let me explain.
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February 25, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Trump says his 25 percent tariffs on all Canadian and Mexican goods will begin next week.
Reminder: tariffs aren't paid by other countries.
They're eventually paid by us at the checkout line.
Reminder: tariffs aren't paid by other countries.
They're eventually paid by us at the checkout line.
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Reporter: Who is the administrator of DOGE?
White House secretary: “I’m not going to reveal the name of that person from this podium…”
White House secretary: “I’m not going to reveal the name of that person from this podium…”
February 25, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Reporter: Who is the administrator of DOGE?
White House secretary: “I’m not going to reveal the name of that person from this podium…”
White House secretary: “I’m not going to reveal the name of that person from this podium…”
AP: DOGE staffers resign en masse to protest Musk's slashing of federal government, saying they’re refusing to use their technical expertise to “dismantle critical public services.” apnews.com/article/doge...
Federal technology staffers resign rather than help Musk and DOGE
Twenty-one civil service employees have resigned from Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, saying they're refusing to use their technical expertise to “dismantle critical public services.”
apnews.com
February 25, 2025 at 8:02 PM
AP: DOGE staffers resign en masse to protest Musk's slashing of federal government, saying they’re refusing to use their technical expertise to “dismantle critical public services.” apnews.com/article/doge...
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"When New Scientist asked explicitly if human-caused climate change played any role in the record high temperatures, the NOAA press representative abruptly ended the call, saying, “I’m not seeing any more on-topic questions from the media""
NOAA scientists refuse to link warming weather to climate change
In a monthly reporting call on global climate, researchers from the US government’s climate and weather agency avoided mentioning rising levels of greenhouse gases
www.newscientist.com
February 24, 2025 at 8:10 PM
"When New Scientist asked explicitly if human-caused climate change played any role in the record high temperatures, the NOAA press representative abruptly ended the call, saying, “I’m not seeing any more on-topic questions from the media""
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Republican Congressman Mark Alford is hearing from his constituents in Missouri loud and clear today: Hey-hey! Ho-ho! Elon Musk has got to go! (via Brian Johnson / KMBC)
February 24, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Republican Congressman Mark Alford is hearing from his constituents in Missouri loud and clear today: Hey-hey! Ho-ho! Elon Musk has got to go! (via Brian Johnson / KMBC)
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The guidance for how to deal with Musk’s 5 bullets email (deadline 11:59pm tonight) is all over the place.
HHS employees have received multiple conflicting emails from leadership. DOJ and State said don’t reply. SSA, GSA, Treasury, FDIC, VA were told to respond. Total mess.
HHS employees have received multiple conflicting emails from leadership. DOJ and State said don’t reply. SSA, GSA, Treasury, FDIC, VA were told to respond. Total mess.
February 24, 2025 at 5:20 PM
The guidance for how to deal with Musk’s 5 bullets email (deadline 11:59pm tonight) is all over the place.
HHS employees have received multiple conflicting emails from leadership. DOJ and State said don’t reply. SSA, GSA, Treasury, FDIC, VA were told to respond. Total mess.
HHS employees have received multiple conflicting emails from leadership. DOJ and State said don’t reply. SSA, GSA, Treasury, FDIC, VA were told to respond. Total mess.